Psychology (MA) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Department of Psychology prepares students for research and applied careers. The department offers courses and specializations in cognitive and neural sciences; developmental; law and forensic; social; and history, quantitative and theoretical psychology.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Psychology | Duration: six terms | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

This program offers five areas of specialization and consists of graduate course work and a thesis for a minimum of 30 units.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must satisfy the university admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulations 1.3 in the SFU Calendar. Applicants to this program are required to submit official Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) results as part of their application. Applicants will submit official transcripts of all post-secondary course work and Graduate Record Examinations (GREs) to the department. Refer to the department’s website for deadlines and additional requirements ( https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/graduate/Admissions.html ).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Trimester system: Fall term runs September through December, Spring term January through April, Summer term May through August. Admission is specific to each programme.

The application fee is 112 CAD for applicants with Canadian transcripts and 160 CAD for applicants with international transcripts, paid online after submitting the application form. Deadlines are set by each programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html

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